The money the government keeps readily available to pay for key day-to-day expenses such as civil service benefits, debt obligations, supplier payments, and unexpected emergencies has risen to more than …
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Companies
MTN Rwanda Joins the Country’s Top Firms in a Major Profit Comeback
by Davis Mugumeby Davis MugumeRwanda’s biggest companies are starting 2026 on a high note, showing remarkable strength even as the world deals with rising prices and international conflicts. While these global challenges have made …
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Business & TechNewsRegional
Africa Forward Summit:France Looks to East Africa for New Business and Tech Deals
NAIROBI — The inaugural Africa Forward Summit, which opened in Nairobi on Monday, marks a fundamental shift in Euro-African diplomacy as leaders move to replace traditional aid models with an …
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KIGALI — Government has committed fresh funding toward the continued expansion of the New Kigali International Airport and expanded operational support for RwandAir, signaling that aviation remains at the center …
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KIGALI — The Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) has unveiled *Heza Estate*, a new residential housing development in Batsinda, Kinyinya Sector, Gasabo District, with 548 homes now available for prospective …
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Economy
For First Time Ever, Rwanda Govt Now Knows Exact Value of All Its Assets — Rwf 22 Trillion
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaKigali, Rwanda — For years, the Rwandan government could say how much it spent and how much it collected. It could not say, with any precision, what it owned. That …
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KIGALI – As Sub-Saharan Africa faces a new wave of global shocks, Rwanda is keen to stand out as a case study in resilience, discipline, and forward-looking reform. According to …
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Economy
If You Use Google Ads, Netflix, Web Hosting, Online Education — All Are Now Taxable in Rwanda
For years, the digital economy has occupied a kind of tax no-man’s-land. A Rwandan business could buy Google ads. A family could stream Netflix. A startup could host its website …
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KIGALI – Rwanda’s transition toward a green economy reached a new milestone as the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) listed its third Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) on the Rwanda Stock Exchange …
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EconomyInternational
How Rwanda and China are Rewiring the “Development DNA” of Africa
by Davis Mugumeby Davis MugumeKIGALI — On a quiet evening in Kigali this week, Chinese Ambassador Gao Wenqi sat before a room of senior Rwandan reporters and spoke about a relationship that is changing …
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“It is the first, but only the beginning—so it has to do well,” said Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) CEO Regis Rugemanshuro, half-jokingly as he challenged partners while officially launching …
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KIGALI — Rwanda’s national social security fund on Monday unveiled a new investment vehicle aimed at tackling one of the country’s most persistent economic constraints: access to long-term financing for …